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It is without a doubt that movies with fight scenes are electrifying and gripping at the same time and if you happen to be anything like me, then you would find yourself imitating some moves with the actors on screen. I recall watching a movie with an interesting hand combat fight scene and while the actors were busy "fighting", I i was busy throwing punches in mid air, like I was real actor, lol.
Nevertheless, fight scenes are a great addition to movies. But so far, as much as I appreciate a good fight scene, I think fight scenes with guns are not my favourite pick except if the actor holding the gun is fierce and cute like Jason Statham. I love all his fight movies but generally, I'm into hand combats and swords. For this week's #cinetvcontest, I'll be reviewing a movie that has left an indelible impression in my heart and that movie happens to be titled Wonder woman.
Synopsis
From what I can recall, Wonder woman follows the life of a young adopted daughter of the Amazon tribe (an all women tribe) named Princess Diana. At an early age, she chose not to be pampared but to train and become an Amazon warrior like her aunt and Queen Mother. She even secretly took training lessons but was no good until her adoptive mother the queen, authorized her training.
Diana's training was the toughest and harshest so far. It was to get her to quit but little did they know that tha her determination was stronger and no matter how tough the trainings were, she would not yield. A series of events led to her leaving her home island to London with an allied spy named Steeve. Together they find ways to save humanity and put an end to the war instigated by her half brother Ares (god of war).
Favourite fight scene and why?
My favourite fight scene happens to be the exact part where Princess Diana defeats all the Amazon warriors, including her aunt who was ranked as the top Amazon warrior. . She unleashed her full potential and got to find out that she was different than the other Amazon women.
I love this fight scene a lot because she used to feel like she didn't belong and the Amazon women only respected her because of her title as princess but in that particular scene, Diana proved her abilities and earned the respect of all Amazons.
I kinda resonate with this particular scene because I know how it feels when people look down on you or think that you are not good enough or qualified enough to be this or that. Being able to shut those naysayers with your capability is truly divine and inspirational. Just like Diana, I never let anything hold me back and I surely do not allow anyone put me down just because I don't look the part to them. My determination is stronger than the voices of those naysayers.
The second fascinating thing about this fight scene is the use of different weapons like swords, ropes, spears and the likes. I think my love for fight scenes like this one was develooed in me through watching Greek fight movies like Gladiator. Sword fights are really interesting to watch and they keep my eyes glued to the screen effortlessly. I also think it is fun watching an actor slice up the villian with a long sword, lol. Those villians really stay dead that way, lol.
The entire movie Wonder woman was interesting from start to finish. I like the fact that Princess Diana is somewhat indestructible. Well not like Superman but indestructible in the sense that you can't get a bullet through her. Her iron wrists would block those bullets off smoothly and she can also create an explosion just by hitting her wrists together... that's so awesome.
Here's a short clip of my favourite fighting scene from the movie Wonder woman. Check it out and have a thrill ride with me.
I gladly rate this movie an 8/10. It is still as interesting as ever even after many years.
Images are screenshots while video link was gotten from #Youtube.